A damper member may include a gel-like member and a first film joined to a first surface of the gel-like member in a thickness direction, in which a side surface of the gel-like member located between a second surface opposite to the first surface of the gel-like member in the thickness direction and the first surface is opened.

An actuator includes a connection body which is connected with a support body and a movable body and is provided with elasticity and/or viscoelasticity, and a magnetic drive mechanism structured to move the movable body with respect to the support body. The movable body may include a support shaft, a tube-shaped part surrounding a magnet, a first inner frame part on one side of the tube-shaped part, and a second inner frame part on the other side of the tube-shaped part. The support body may include a first outer frame part, a second outer frame part, and a case surrounding the first and the second outer frame parts and the tube-shaped part. The connection body includes first and second connection bodies between the first and second inner frame parts and the first and second outer frame parts, and a third connection body between the tube-shaped part and the case.

An electromagnetic actuator including an attractor to exert a magnetic attractive force in one side in a first direction, a frame, and a lever. The frame includes a frame body fixed to the attractor, and a support on an oblique-direction side relative to the attractor. The lever includes a fulcrum portion pivotally supported by the support, a first displaceable portion arranged on the other side in the second direction relative to the fulcrum portion and on the other side in the first direction relative to the attractor and magnetically attractable by the attractor to be displaced to the one side in the first direction, and a second displaceable portion arranged on the one side in the first direction relative to the fulcrum portion and on the one side in the second direction relative to the attractor and/or the frame and displaceable away from the attractor and/or the frame by the pivot of the lever.

A pump contains a pump unit for suctioning and discharging fluid due to electromagnetic drive of a vibration actuator. The vibration actuator includes a fixed body containing one of a coil core portion and a magnet, a movable body containing another one of the coil core portion and the magnet, and a shaft portion for supporting the movable body so that the movable body can perform reciprocating rotation. The pump unit includes a movable wall, and a sealed chamber whose volume can be changed by displacement of the movable wall. The movable body has a pressing portion which can abut against the movable wall to press the movable wall when the movable body performs the reciprocating rotation.

A plurality of micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) transducers in a phased array are coupled to a flexible substrate using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for conformal ultrasound scanning. Each transducer comprises a cantilever, magnetic material deposited on the cantilever, and a solenoid positioned relative to the magnetic material. The carbon nanotubes are grown on the cantilever and mechanically couple the transducer to one side of the flexible substrate. The other side of the flexible substrate is applied to a surface of a part under inspection, and the transducers are electrically connected to a processer to cause movement of the cantilevers when the solenoids are energized by the processor. The movement of the cantilevers results in movement of the carbon nanotubes, which imparts a force to the flexible substrate that results in ultrasound waves, which permeate the part. Returns from the ultrasound waves are interpreted by the processor to generate images of the part.

Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for controlling an operation of a vibrational output system and/or an operation of an input sensor system, wherein the controller is for use in a device comprising the vibrational output system and the input sensor system. A controller comprises an input configured to receive an indication of activation or de-activation of an output of the vibrational output system; and an adjustment module configured to adjust the operation of the vibrational output system and/or the operation of the input sensor system based on the indication to reduce an interference expected to be caused by the output of the vibrational output system on the input sensory system.

Provided is a broadband and large displacement angular vibrator, comprising an outer housing, a vibration table, a main spindle, a moving coil assembly, a magnetic circuit assembly, a holding brake assembly, a motor and closed loop control assembly thereof, an electric viscoelastic feedback control assembly, an air bearing, and an angular displacement sensor; the moving coil comprises a moving coil substrate and a coil; the moving coil substrate is fixed to the main spindle; the magnetic circuit assembly comprises a magnetic ring, a central magnetic pole, and magnets; the magnetic ring, central magnetic pole, magnets, and air gap form a closed magnetic circuit; the central magnetic pole is located inside the magnetic ring, the magnets are located between the magnetic ring and the central magnetic pole, and the magnets are attached to the central magnetic pole; the outer housing has the holding brake assembly; the holding brake assembly comprises a brake lining, an oil distribution sleeve, and an oil reservoir having a piston; the brake lining and the oil distribution sleeve enclose a hydraulic oil chamber; when the hydraulic oil is pressed into the hydraulic oil chamber from the oil reservoir, the magnetic circuit assembly brakes; when the hydraulic oil flows back to the oil reservoir, the magnetic circuit assembly rotates with the motor rotor. The present angular shaker has the advantage of being able to switch between intermediate-frequency and low-frequency, and has small output waveform distortion.

A multifunctional haptic actuator (1) having a plurality of functional actuation modes, comprising an actuation arrangement (2) and at least one moveable energy storage (3). The actuation arrangement (2) provides and/or facilitates movement of the energy storage (3) along and/or around a plurality of actuation axes. The energy storage (3) is adapted for supplying electric charge to drive the actuation arrangement (2), and storing electric charge generated by the actuation arrangement (2). A first functional actuation mode comprises generating mechanical vibrations by supplying electric charge from the energy storage (3) to the actuation arrangement (2), the electric charge generating movement of the energy storage (3). A second functional actuation mode comprises generating electric charge by means of mechanical vibrations of the energy storage (3), the vibrations generating electric charge in the actuation arrangement (2), the electric charge being stored in the energy storage (3). This solution provides an actuator the components of which can be used in several different actuation modes such as for providing haptic feedback and harvesting energy, hence reducing the need for separate components for each mode.

An electronic device includes a housing having a plurality of surfaces and a plurality of vibration portions provided in the housing so as to be in contact with at least one of the plurality of surfaces. The plurality of vibration portions include a first vibration portion, which vibrates at a frequency included in a first frequency band, and a second vibration portion, which vibrates at a frequency included in a second frequency band that is different from the first frequency band.

The present disclosure discloses a linear motor system. The system includes a linear motor and a drive module which drives the linear motor to vibrate. The linear motor includes a housing having an accommodating space, a vibrating module accommodated in the accommodating space and an elastic part for supporting the vibrating module in the accommodating space elastically. The drive module includes a drive unit for driving the vibrating module to vibrate and a tuning unit for regulating the resonant frequency of the vibrating module. Moreover, the linear motor system of the present disclosure can meet vibration requirements of various application programs and scenes.